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Edition 11 (2013)

Novel of the YearCrime Fiction Book of the YearBest Irish Published Book of the YearNon-Fiction Book of the YearCookbook of the YearPopular Fiction Book of the YearChildren's Book of the Year, JuniorChildren's Book of the Year, SeniorTeen & Young Adult Book of the YearSports Book of the YearNewcomer of the YearIrish Language Book of the YearLifestyle Book of the YearBiography of the YearAuthor of the YearShort Story of the YearPoem of the YearBookshop of the YearThe Last Word Listeners' Choice AwardNew Voices: The An Post Writing PrizeLifetime Achievement Award

Winners

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Roddy Doyle Winner

A warm, funny novel about Jimmy Rabbitte returning to the world of The Commitments. Illness, family, and middle age give the story its emotional edge, but the voice stays playful and alive.

Jimmy Rabbitte returns in a funny, poignant middle-aged follow-up.

352 pages
familyagingillnesshumor

A memoir that moves through depression, faith, family, and the search for steadiness. Michael Harding writes with openness and lyricism about how love, illness, and everyday life shape the self.

A memoir of depression, love, and the search for steadiness.

320 pages
memoirdepressionfaithself-reflection
Fintan O'Toole Excellence Award

A history book that tells Ireland’s story through a hundred objects. Each object opens onto a larger account of politics, culture, daily life, and memory.

Ireland’s history told through one hundred objects.

238 pages
historycultureobjectsIreland
Niamh Boyce Winner

A debut novel set in a small Irish community, where family ties, local memory, and women’s lives slowly come into focus. Its atmosphere is quiet and rooted in place.

A debut novel of family, memory, and women’s lives in a small town.

300 pages
familylocal historywomensmall-town life
John Banville Lifetime Achievement Award

A candid memoir of the life and career of Edna O’Brien. It follows her from rural Ireland into literary fame, showing both the exhilaration and cost of that journey.

A candid memoir of a life in letters.

368 pages
memoirwritingIrelandliterary life